Tuesday, June 22, 2010

102nd Mason-Grugan Reunion

Saturday, August 21st is just around the corner or so it seems! Now is the time for all of us to plan on being there! Call your mothers, brothers, cousins and children....get everybody to mark their calendars and plan to join with us for an interesting day at Mason Grove!

This annual get together of the Descendants of Joseph Mason and Margaret Grugan is a time to recreate, a time to get together with seldom seen family members and even to meet new ones, a time to share our history with the youngsters and an opportunity to honor our forefathers with talks of their lives and contributions.

Where else can you go on a nature walk, pitch horseshoes, play bingo, enjoy sack races, square dance, enjoy a buffet lunch and corn-on-the-cob and hot dogs cooked on an open fire in the evening? Plus, you get to spend the day and enjoy the festivities with your extended family!

For over a hundred years our ancestors have made the trek (whether from Sterling Run or from California, Washington State, Germany, Florida and a host of other spots) to reunite with family members for a day of fun and fellowship. There are more outside distractions to tempt us away from this family outing today than in earlier times so it is important for us to encourage all our kin to try to BE THERE!

There will be children's games and activities so make sure your younger family members come. They'll have fun and in a couple decades be bringing their kiddies to our beautiful reunion grounds under the hemlocks on Mason Hill!

We would encourage anyone with a portable folding table and folding chairs to bring them along with a favorite dish or two to share. Isn't it wonderful how with NO PLANNING we always seem to have enough food and a great mix of salads, casseroles, meats, desserts, etc.

Looking forward to seeing y'all real soon!

Nancy Vojtasek
863-496-2954
nvojtasek@yahoo.com